A time of development
The F100 Reduction Drive chain saw was a highly efficient and very popular unit with pro- fessional loggers.
1958 was also a year in which Poulan recognized the need for lighter weight saws. Poulan met this challenge with its Model K100, which was powerful enough for professional use and was the first prac- tical chain saw for the casual user. In April, 1959, Poulan brought the KD100, a direct drive companion to the K100, onto the market.
Thus, through its first 12 years of exis- tence, the Poulan company had grown and prospered, and found itself capable of meeting the challenges of the marketplace and not only able to compete with other manufacturers but to outdo them.
With the need for a lightweight chain saw becoming apparent, Poulan intro- duced the Model K100 which was not only powerful enough for the profes- sional but was the first practical saw for the farmer and causal user.
